Employers in Washington logged 3 WARN Act notices in June 2021, involving roughly 351 workers — falling below May and down 97% versus June 2020. The average filing covered 117 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 351 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 3 | 351 |
King absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 351 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 3 | 351 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 117 |
Closures accounted for 33% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katerra | Seattle | 117 | Closure | 2021-06-01 |
| Katerra | Seattle | 117 | 2021-06-01 | |
| Katerra | Seattle | 117 | 2021-06-04 |
The biggest impact was at Katerra at its Seattle facility, reporting 117 affected workers. Katerra followed with 117 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Washington, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Washington. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Washington WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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